Total Crime Rate

118.3 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

59.2 per 1,000 8/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 118.3 8/10
  • Violent crimes 59.2 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 41.4 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 35.5 9/10
  • Other theft 11.8 8/10
  • Burglary 5.9 6/10
  • Drugs 5.9 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.9 8/10
  • Public order 5.9 5/10
  • Robbery 5.9 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Libra Avenue area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 54 local areas in Plymstock Dunstone , and the 232nd highest crime rate of 835 local areas in Plymouth .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Libra Avenue (PL9 8FJ) in the last 12 months was 118.3 per 1,000 residents and was 226.6% higher than the Plymstock Dunstone average (36.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 59.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 5.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Libra Avenue (PL9 8FJ), the main crime hotspot is near Capella Drive. Police recorded 14 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Libra Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Aries Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tucana Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Volans Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dorado Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Canis Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dorado Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Capricorn Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Capricorn Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Capricorn Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Andromeda Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Aquarius Drive Under investigation
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Data Sources

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